Given the Theory of Aesthetic Hedonism, Grave of the Fireflies will not be considered as art. ... Grave of the fireflies was embraced by the Japanese and even the westerners despite its tragic ending, therefore the question is: since there is an agreement that the film is indeed an art as a form of pleasure, how is the film considered pleasurable when it's a tragedy? ... Although for some who say that it is the least bit amusing nor entertaining, it can still be a true form of art, as art can be amusing but not all that's amusing is art. ... Based on my perspective, the film Grave of...

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Grave of the fireflies was embraced by the Japanese and even the westerners despite its tragic ending, therefore the question is: since there is an agreement that the film is indeed an art as a form of pleasure, how is the film considered pleasurable when it's a tragedy? ... Although for some who say that it is the least bit amusing nor entertaining, it can still be a true form of art, as art can be amusing but not all that's amusing is art. ... The film Grave of the Fireflies is a form of a higher pleasure. ... Serious art engages aspects of the mind that lighter art does not addres...

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Examples of art exist within the film. ... Another art form within the film was music. ... A final example of art is song. ... Art forms such as music, song, and dance, existed throughout Spy Kids 2. ... The film also used art forms throughout the story. ...

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The narrative form and closed ending of Shadow of a Vampire assists in portraying the story of a director's passion for creation of film. ... The story is formed latter in the movie as the plot reveals aspects to place back into the story. ... It leads one to ask if Murnau had used them just as he had every other person as a pawn for his art. ... The central idea of creating such a film is answered and the subject matter that was Murnau's incredible passion for his art is emphasized. ... The film's content concerned filmmaking as an art and the vaiours shots of cameras suppor...

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Films were a great form of entertainment from their debut in the early 1900's and continued to grow more popular over the years. ... It was a time when movies came and went quickly and films that had no pretense of being art were made in mass. ... It took decades to develop movies as a concept of art. ... He soon began to study art, economics, drawing, history and painting in the evenings. When his employers discovered he was taking art courses he was switched to the advertising department. ...

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If there is one thing that links us all as individuals it is the art of music. It is easily one of the most pure forms of expression that we have. ... That lesson alone is one we can all learn and take, from one of the oldest and most powerful forms of expression, music. Art imitates life, and music is without a doubt art, isn't life beautiful?...

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TV is one of the most popular way to spend our time. Nowadays more and more teenagers spend twice as mush time in front of the TV than reading books or playing games outside. As far as I know there is a great variety of opinions about television: some say that it's very useful, and the others th...

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Traditionally his name is associated with the birth of cinema art. Early works of Griffith formed and achieved a high level of short films. ... Yet, his work is has repetition in miniature form that made ​​Griffith. ... His First art of style is Close-up and parallel assembly. . ...

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He had grown up with the Jewish faith and has a life long, deeply held aversion to anything that might even indirectly encourage any form of anti-Semitic thought, language or actions. ... We had experienced a kind of art that is a rarity in life, the kind that makes heaven touch earth." says Mr. ... I do not agree that this movie is the kind of art that is a rarity in life, the kind that makes heaven touch earth as Mr. ...

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She mainly directs art films with a social aspect in it. ... He goes to a nearby village and takes a train to Bombay, following some half-formed plan to return to his native village and his mother, who perhaps sold him to the circus. ... But there is much in the book beyond technique: It is a work of art, dance and philosophy, and Maya proves a good student, telling her teacher: ``I want to learn the rules of love and how to use them. ...

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The rest of them have been lured into this life-style not through love of an art form, by a promise of stardom. ... When the movies began, it was clear that the new form of entertainment would be very different from theater. ...

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"The subject of neo-realism film is the world; not the story or narrative. It contains no preconceived thesis, because ideas are born in the film from the subject." This was said by one of the founding fathers of the cinematic Neorealistic movement, Roberto Rossellini. Neorealism was a movemen...

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It is an art of storytelling. ... Editors play a very important role in the making of a film and its different forms and when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor's work. ...

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Hitchcock's movie, Vertigo, is a twisted story about a police detective dealing with a deep fear of falling (Acrophobia) while being played like a pawn. Retired police detective, John "Scottie" Ferguson, meets up with an old college friend, Gavin Elster, who influences him to take on another assign...

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In an interview conducted at a film retrospective shown at the Seattle Art Museum, John Woo offered extensive insights into the ingredients and influences of his upbringing that we now recognize as the essence of his directorial style. ... It is from Zhang that he learned the art of directing violent swordplay and kung-fu scenes. ... Woo transformed the image of gunplay from death at a distance to a choreographed art form in which he integrated the acrobatics of martial arts and the deadly face to face grace of classic swordplay. ...

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Miss Hearing Aid and the bachelor composer are also loners, focusing their attentions on their art. ... Some of the window frames form vertical prison bars, some blinds and shades also reflect that entrapment. ... We see things, we see Jeff or Lisa's reaction to them, we form an opinion. ...

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Filmmakers do not have the moral duty to depict the Holocaust in the way it took place because they should be able to recreate events that occurred in an elaborate style and design a form of art that captures historical pieces as a background, which allows the audience to appreciate matters that go beyond the facts of history. ...

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 How The Kid Made Film What It Is Today Amanda McDermott ARTH 204 Dr. Iden 29 October 2015 This analysis is going to discuss how The Kid (1921), directed by Charlie Chaplin, to American culture as well how the acting, editing, and production design playe...

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Movie Violence and Society It's everywhere. It's all around us. We cannot escape from it because it's who we are. It is violence. "By the age of 18, the average American child will have seen 200,000 violent acts on television (and in movies), including 400 murders," according to Thomas Radecki, a r...

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James Cameron6, who directed and produced "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" used CG graphics to create"T-1000", an evil metallic robot which chased after the characters, changing from one form to another seamlessly. ... The faces are arranged in such a way that they form the outside surface of that object. ...

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